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God’s Wonderful Family

God loves you, and welcomes into His spiritual family all those who believe in, and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. Birth is an important part of life. Not only are we born naturally to experience life here on this earth, we also must be born spiritually to experience the kingdom of God.

Born in the Spirit

Being born in the spirit is only made possible through Jesus Christ. Jesus is the one who said we must be born again. This happens as we believe in Jesus and His death, burial, and resurrection. We must receive Him as our Savior, and surrender to His Lordship in our life.

As Jesus exchanges our un-righteousness for His righteousness, we are cleansed and forgiven of our sins, and blessed with a new way of living.

Remember: Being “born again” means that when we surrender our heart and life to Jesus, He gives us new spiritual life.

What God wants to do for you:

Give you spiritual rebirth, making all things new.

Give you a new name, a new nature, a new identity as His child.

Adopt us into His family.

Give you a beautiful inheritance of eternal life in heaven.

Reflection Questions:

What does it mean to be “born again”?

Being born again is Biblical. It does not refer to being part of an organization or sect. It has to do with a spiritual birth. Do you have a desire to become a born again Christian?

The Bible says, “the old has gone – the new has come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17) What was your “old nature”? As a born again Christian, what is now your “new nature”?

As part of God’s family, we are His heirs. What is the “inheritance” that we receive?

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Understanding the Gospel

The Gospel is Good News! This sums it up simply: Jesus, the Holy Son of God who was never for a second a sinner, died on a cross. The One without sin was treated as if He had committed every sin committed by every person. Why? So that we could become righteous and without sin in God’s sight. He loves us so much that He not only paid the penalty for our sin by dying on the cross, he conquered death, and came to life again on the third day to give us hope of eternal life.

Because of Jesus, we can be righteous.

“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)

Now that IS Good News!

Remember: Jesus is God’s message of salvation. He took the penalty for our sin so that we could be made righteous.

What God wants to do for you:

Save you from the terrible consequences of sin.

Be your Savior, Lord, and Friend.

Show you His love through His sacrifice.

Teach you how to live in freedom through His Word.

Reflection Questions:

What’s the best news you’ve ever heard?

When Jesus was born, why did the angels say that they were bringing “good news that would bring great joy to all people”?

What is the meaning of the name “Jesus”? (Matthew 1:21)

What makes the Gospel so powerful?

Why is the resurrection of Jesus such an important part of this message?

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What lies behind that great curtain called death?

This is the question most every person asks, and this is the place every person must enter alone. Many are terrified at what will happen to them. Naturally, they would like to know in advance what they could expect on the other side. They want some assurance that all will be well.

Death doesn’t need to be a hopeless plunge into the “vast unknown” because the Bible shows us the way to eternal life. God alone knows what really lies on the other side of the veil. That is why we want to see what the Bible has to say to find assurance that we will be with Christ and enjoy his amazing presence forever.

Assurance of Salvation

Jesus came to our sinful world to save us. According to the Word of God, we must believe that Jesus died and rose again. If we ask Him to forgive our sins and be our Savior, He will forgive our sins, and come into our hearts. Jesus gave His life so that we could have eternal life. This is where our assurance is found–not on our works of righteousness, but on Jesus’ finished work on the cross.

Remember: Our assurance of salvation is not based on our works, but rather on Jesus’ finished work on the cross.

What God wants to do for you:

Forgive your sins, and come into your heart.

Offer you the gift of eternal life through His sacrifice on the cross.

Give you “peace of mind” and assurance that you can go to heaven through believing in Him.

Reflection Questions:

Why are some people unsure if they will go to heaven?

According to God’s Word, if we have received the Son of God will we have eternal life?

Why did God give his only Son to die for us?

Are you afraid of dying? How can you live without the fear of death?

If eternity is time that is infinite or unending, how important is it that you are well-prepared?

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He makes all things new.

Have you ever broken something valuable to you? Did you try to fix it with superglue? It’s hard to make it perfect again, right? In the same way, we are broken people because of sin. We need more than just “fixing” – we need Christ to make us brand new. To experience new life, we first need to experience new birth. This involves a new identity, a new nature, and a new way of living.

True conversion

Our behavior and lifestyle need to be changed to God’s holy pattern. In the book of Psalms, King David prays, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.” When we repent of the sin in our lives, God is able to put a new and right spirit within us. He wants to help us live a new life in Christ – the beautiful way we were created to live.

Remember: God wants to help us live a new life in Christ – the beautiful way we were created to live.

What God wants to do for you:

Change you from “broken to whole” and from “sinful to holy”.

Take your grief and trauma and give you comfort and peace.

Heal you and be a tender and compassionate friend.

Reflection Questions:

How will my new life in Christ be seen in my words and actions?

Have you experienced brokenness in your life? God specializes in making broken people whole and offers them a fresh start.

Saul’s life is a wonderful illustration of being radically converted from a persecutor of Christians to a follower of Jesus. (Read Acts 9:1-31)

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Receive God’s Precious Gift

Imagine for a moment that someone is knocking at the door of your house. You have a choice to make. Will you choose to ignore them, tell them to go away or invite them in? In the Bible, Jesus says that He is knocking at the door of each of our lives. He desires to come in and give us the free gift of eternal life, but we must welcome Him.

Will you welcome Him in?

He won’t enter where he’s not invited or wanted. If we open the door of our life to Him and receive Him as our Savior, He will come in. Some may choose to ignore him or turn Christ away and refuse His gift. Is this what you want for your life?

However, when anyone truly believes and receives Jesus, He gives them the wonderful privilege of becoming children of God.

Remember: God cannot lie. He promised us that if we open the door of heart and invite Him to come in, He will come in!

What God wants to do for you:

Give you the gift of eternal life through Jesus.

Come into your heart and be your Lord and Savior.

Adopt you into His family and call you His very own child.

Reflection Questions:

What did Jesus say happens to us when we sincerely receive and believe in Jesus?

When we receive Jesus as Savior and Lord, we become a new creation. What does that mean to you?